The best way of getting around Sao Paulo is by Sao Paulo roads. All the major roadways of Sao Paulo State cross Sao Paulo City and connect it to the other major cities of Brazil. Majority of the Sao Paulo roads were built during 1940-1980. But the major problem with the roads of Sao Paulo is that the roads were not properly planned.
The roads in Sao Paulo have to face and take heavy traffic load. The pressure of vehicles on the roads is so high that there are traffic jams even on the highways. The main highways in Sao Paulo include the following:
- Rodovia Raposo Tavares, 664 km, is the longest highway of Sao Paulo state. This highway, which starts from Sao Paulo city, also connects other cities like Vargem Grande Paulista, Sao Roque, Cotia, Sorocaba,
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Itapetininga, Ourinhos, Assis and Presidente Prudente.
- Rodovia Anhanguera is one of the busiest highways in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rodovia Bandeirantes highway of the city connects the city of Sao Paulo to Jundiai and Campinas. This highway is maintained by the state in association with a private company called Auto Ban.
- Rodovia Bandeirantes highway of Sao Paulo connects the city of Sao Paulo and Atlantic coast to Jundiai and Campinas. This highway also serves other cities of Greater Sao Paulo, such as Sao Bernardo do Campo, Santo Andre and Sao Caetano do Sul.
- Rodovia dos Imigrantes connects Sao Paulo city to the Atlantic coast and connects it to other cities like Sao Vicente and Praia Grande.
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